http://wcco.com/local/bat.burglars.minneapolis.2.642901.html
Last week, Kristopher Williams confronted and drove away two burglars who were in his home. He heard them, but waited until they started to force his bedroom door with a knife. Then he got his quilt and a baseball bat and, when they came through the door, he threw the quilt over one of the intruders and pummeled him with the bat. After breaking the bat on the burglar he continuing by punching him until they both had fled. The intruders were apparently just after food, laundry detergent, and possibly other basic life staples.
In the wcco.com story we, of course, get the classic police warning about complying:
Police admire Williams' courage since he turned the tables on the crooks but don't recommend confronting burglars because they may have a weapon which could seriously injure or kill you.
I don't know, but if someone is breaking into the bedroom you're sleeping in with knives, I'd say it's prudent to have a plan to confront them with force.
And on another note, Williams' dog, a pit bull, is reported to have been hiding under a pillow. This reinforces what a renowned self defense instructor once told me. Don't blindly trust that your dog won't also get scared and hide. I know a lot of dog owners swear by their dogs as early warning systems and even as family protectors. While I don't want to devalue them as a part of a good layered home defense, remember that they are just as fallible as the other parts.
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